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Free Citation Generator
Paste a DOI or link and get a correctly formatted citation in seconds. Supports APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, IEEE and 11 more styles. No ads, no sign-up needed to try.
Why students choose CitApp
Instant metadata
Paste any URL or DOI and CitApp fetches the author, title, date and publisher automatically.
Rules, not guesswork
Commas, italics and brackets follow each style's published rules, and every field stays visible and editable.
Organise by chapter
Drag sources into categories that match your essay or thesis chapters.
All 17 citation styles
Each style has its own generator with examples, formatting rules and answers to common questions.
All journal & university styles (CSL)
Beyond the 17 built-in styles: all 133 CSL styles, and each has its own page with ready-made examples.
More than a generator
Create your own citation style
Match your course guide exactly with a template you build once.
Cite as you write in Google Docs
A sidebar add-on that inserts citations at your cursor and builds the reference list with one click.
CSL style library
130+ journal and university styles, rendered to spec with the Zotero engine.
From one citation to a finished reference list
Save sources to projects, organise them into chapters and export a complete reference list, sorted the way your style asks.
Unlimited sources, free.